Feb. 4, 2026, 10:38 a.m. ET

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has had an interesting season to watch as he played well enough to be considered for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game before disappointingly not being selected. The difference between Brooklyn winning and losing has come down to whether Porter is in the lineup for that game, but the Nets have some tough decisions to make before Thursday’s trade deadline.

With Porter changing public perception about his game and his impact seemingly overnight, the sharpshooting forward has understandably been the subject of many trade rumors over the course of the 2025-26 campaign. There are a number of teams that could use a player like Porter to bolster their chances of making a deep playoff run or potentially win a championship if he is put into the right situation to fit his skillset.

While Porter was not named an All-Star this season, that doesn’t mean that he didn’t play like one, especially when considering that the Nets are 1-9 without him in the rotation. Porter, 27, is averaging 25.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 38.9% from three-point land in 39 games played this season.

With all of that being said, here are three teams that Porter has been linked to with one day left before Thursday’s trade deadline:

Golden State Warriors

With the Warriors trying to maximize their window with Stephen Curry as the best player on the team, Porter has been one of the players linked to Golden State, especially since Jimmy Butler went down with his torn ACL. As has been reported by various insiders, the Warriors have shown interest in trading for Porter, but only if he can be had for less than two first-round picks.

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The Bucks are arguably the most interesting team in the league at the moment as everyone on the outside is wondering if they will finally trade superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. It stands to reason that if Milwaukee wants to entice Antetokounmpo to stay with the franchise, they would have to put better talent around him and that could include trading future draft capital for someone like Porter.

“Brooklyn has rehabbed Porter’s value enough where it would like value in return for him, league sources said. If the rebuilding Nets wanted a draft pick for Porter but the Bucks wouldn’t include one, they would quickly hit a stalemate,” The Athletic’s Fred Katz reported when discussing Milwaukee at length.

The Pistons already have the best record in the Eastern Conference and they just shook up their roster by trading away Jaden Ivey to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team in which they received guard Kevin Huerter from the Sacramento Kings. However, if Detroit is determined to make the most of this season, they could still pursue someone like Porter, especially given the fact that they’ve already discussed internally about trading for the former Denver Nuggets forward.